title: The practitioner's perspective: introduction to Ayurvedic herbalism.
abstract: Ayurveda, the indigenous holistic healing system of India, is a holistic approach to health and lifestyle management that incorporates diet, exercise, life activity routines, psychotherapeutic practices, massage and botanical medicine. Ayurveda focuses on prevention, applying techniques of self-care to restore health balance quickly and effectively. Ayurveda is one of the four large, long-practiced ethnic herbal medicine systems with large extant literatures (along with Western, Chinese and Unani). It affords valuable clinical insights in its own right. Acquiring a basis in Ayurveda will enhance access to south Asian herbs and indigenous medicinal preparations.
authors.affiliation: Bastyr University, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Karta Purkh Singh
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Khalsa
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D019122:Meditation; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010936:Plant Extracts